Spring-catch device



J. SOSS.

SPRING CATCH DEVICE. APPucATloN man SEPT. 20, 1.919.

Patented Aug. 31, 1920.

UNITE STATES Josnrrr soss, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

. SPRING-CATCH DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent. i Patented Aug 31, 1920.n

Application filed seiaepnibei- 2o, '1919. sensi No. 325,111.

cation, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it lappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to spring catch de# vices and particularly to devices of this class designed for use in connection with the hoods and curtains of automobiles for supporting suoli hoods and curtains in connection with the framework of a hood as well as the body of an automobile, and also forV securing the separate parts of the hood and the separate' curtains thereof together, and the object of the invention is to provide a spring catch device of the class and for the purpose specified whichis simple in construction and operation and strongA and durable in use and which will securely hold the separate parts of the hood together against accidental displacement and also readily facilitatethe attachment and detachment of the separate parts of said hoody whenever desired; and with this and other objects in view the invention consists in a device of the class and for the purpose specified, constructed and operated as hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which Figurel is a plan view of one of my coinplete spring catch devices and indicating the methodof `its use;

Fig. 2 a partial section on the line 2-2 of Fig. l; f

' Fig. 3 a partial section on the line. 3 3 of Fig. 2;l

Fig. 4c a partial section on the line ma of Fig. 2 butshowing a modifiedV f orm of one of the separate parts of the device; and,

Fig. 5 a view looking in the direction of the arrow 5 of Fig. 4. f

In Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, I have shown one form of catch device which consists oftwo separate parts 6 and 7, the part 6 being in the form of an eyelet while thepart 7 is in the form of a stud. The part 6 is adapted to besecured to a part 8 of a hood, or vthe curtains or separate parts of said hood, while the part7 is adapted to be secured to the body or framework of the automobile which is indicated at V9 in dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 2.

The part 6, as previously stated, is in the forni of an eyelet and comprises an inner annular beaded portion 10 in which yis secured a `rodv 11 consisting of a transverse central portion or bar 12 and oppositely directed arc-shaped portions 13 which fit with in the'annular beaded portion 10 of the part 6. The arc-sliaped portions 13 pass through cut-'out portions 14. on the opposite sides of the beaded portion 10 as illustrated inFigskl and 8. The part or eyelet 6 is also provided with an annular compressed portion 15 outwardly of the beaded portion 10 which serves to secure the eyelet to the part 8 of the hood, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawing. Y

,'lhe part yor stud 7 consists of a cylindrical and hollow head portion 16 having an enlarged base portion 17, which Yis hexagonal in form as shown at 18 in F ig. 2, and provided below the hexagonal portion with an enlarged beaded portion 19, having an inwardly directed flange 20. The enlarged base portion 17, or the separate parts 1S, 19

and 20 thereof, serve to secure the hexagonal head 21 of a wood screw 22 therein. The cylindrical head portion 16 is provided with a transverse slot or aperture 23 through which the bar 12 of the part or eyelet 6 is adapted topass in connecting the separate parts 6 and 7 together. A spring member 221 is mountedwithin the cylindrical head 16 and above the hexagonal head 21 of the wood screw 22. The spring member 24C is made from a strip of sheet metal bent centrally to form an enlarged central and inner loop 25 and two oppositely arranged outer loops. 26, and oppositely arranged spring end portions 27 which are preferably spaced apart to a slight extent to permit of the free action of the loop members 26 within the cylindrical head portion 16. The spring member 24 is held against rotation in the cylindrical portion 16 by depressions 28 formed at the bottom part of the cylindrical portion` 16, as clearly shown in Fig.- 3 ofA These depressionsv will hold.

the drawing. the spring member 24, or the spring `loop members 26 thereof in a line parallelzwith ,the rod or cross bar 12 of the part 6, but it will be understood thatl am notnecessarily limited to the holding of the spring member 24 in a fixed position, as this spring membermay, if desired, rotatewithin the cylindrical portion 16. j "v Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawing, I have shown a slight ,modification ofthe construction 'shown in Figs.V 1 to 3 inclusive, in which the part 7 is secured to al curtain 29, orfpartgof the hood of an automobile, and in accomplishing this resultrtheA cylindrical portion' 16 of theV part 7 is provided with a base flange 30 whichis cutout at intervals to y form downwardly directed prongs 31, four of vwhich arepreferably employed. In connecting the4 part 7 with the curtain 2,9,

the lprongs 3,1 Yare, passed through the curf.

tain 29 andythrou'gh apertures 32 ina disk or washer 33 and said prongs are then bent inwardly to secure 'the part 7Ito thercurtain 29.

Vith'the`-construction shown in Figs. 4 `and 5 it Ywill beseen that the part 7 ofthe spring catch device will be securely vheld in Y. connection with Tthe Vcurtain 29 with the spring 24 therein, and the curtain'S'or other part of the4 hood provided witha part or eyelet 6v may be'connected therewith.

From the foregoing it will be seen that bythe vconstruction shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive,11" provide a springcatch device which -is used for," detachably mounting' a curtain or partV o fV a hood in connection'with the framework of the car, `Vwhile in Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawing, I have shown a'form of spring catch device used in connecting the separate parts or curtains of the'hood, and whilefl have shown'certain details-of construction for carrying my invention into effect, it will be apparent that my improvement isnot ne'cessarilylimited tovsuch details, and various changes therein and modifications thereof maybe made, within the 4scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages. x j

Having fully described my invention, what I' claim as -new and Letters Patentpis p Y 1. Afdevice of the class 'described *comprising an eyelet providedwith a cross-bar centrally ofthe apertureof said eyelet, a

stud member comprising a hollow portion and a spring said hollow portion, said khollow portion beingjprovidedwitha transverse aperture through whichthe cross bar desire to secure byl of the eyelet is adapted to pass and operate in .connection with the spring within said hollow portion.

2. VA- spring catch device of the class describedcomprising an eyelet member providedwith atransverse cross bar and a stud member Vcomprising a hollow cylindrical Vportion provided with a transverse apertureand a spring within saidueylindrical portionvand provided with two spring loop members adapted ptofoperate in connection with. the transverse cross bar of theY eyelet member for detachably connecting the same with ysaid stud member.

A spring catch device of the classdelscribed comprising an -eyelet member provided with a transverse cross bar, a stud member comprising a vhollow cylindrical portion provided with atransverse aperture, yaspring within said cylindrical portion and provided with two spring loop members adapted to operate in connection with the transverse cross bar ofthe eyelet member for detachably connecting the same with sa'id lstud member, and means on said stud member for connecting Vthe same with afsuitable support. Y t y 4. A spring catch device of theclass described l comprising an eyelet member, a transverse rod mounted centrally yofxthe aperture' of said'eyelet and thelend portions of which pass into and are secured between the side portions of the eyeletl member, a stud member comprising a cylindricalhead portion provided with a transverse aperture, aspring device mounted inl said cylinp 6. A device of the class described` comprising an eyelet Vand a stud, said stud being provided with a part adapted fto passinto said eyelet, tensional means in said stud, and means on said eyelet projecting tinto the Aaperture therein and adapted to operate in .connection with said stud and the"tensional means thereof inpassing said stud into `the aperture "poffsaid eyelet` forf holding 'said partstogether. 7 7

'7. A'device ofthe class described'icomprising an eyelet, means ifor -Asecuring'sa-id eyelet toa suitablel support, at 'studhaving an apertured portion, a spring mounted in as my invention I have signed my name in seid Stud, and means in said eyelet adapted presence oi the subscribing witnesses this 10 to pass thiough the apertured portion of 19th day of September, 1919. said stud and to operate in connection With JOSEPH SOSS said spring in the operation of passing the n stud into seid eyelet for securing said parts Witnesses: together. C. E. MULREANY,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing H. E. THOMPSON. 

